Pop Culture

Little girl: Mom, look! I saw that lady on TV! That lady is on TV!
Mom: What lady? Where?
Little girl: That fat lady! That fat lady over there is on TV!

–Dinosaur BBQ, W 131st St

Overheard by: Alison R.

Man: Wow, you’re here already? That was quick.
Woman: Yeah, if I was Adam Sandler I would have said, “That was click!”

–West 44th St

Overheard by: Tomer Langberg

Tux: You know my ex-boyfriend, right? Come on, you remember him. His sister was in jail with Amy Fisher?

–Therapy, 52nd & 9th

Tux: Stop singing Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. That’s all I’ll ever ask of you.

–Tonys after-party for Jersey Boys, Hard Rock Cafe

Quasi-thug #1: So if I got the first season, you would watch it with me?
Quasi-thug #2: Fuck yeah. It’s the fucking Golden Girls, yo.

–Port Authority

Overheard by: djlindee

Girl: I did, I saw Uma Thurman in Les Mis.
Guy: She wasn’t in Les Mis.
Girl: Not on stage, on TV.
Guy: She wasn’t in Les Mis on TV.
Girl: I thought it was her, or someone else with that cross-eyed look.

–42nd & 8th

Kid: Excuse me, can you get Floyd to sign something for me?
Security guard: No. Floyd hates kids.

–Shea Stadium

Overheard by: Silent K

Singing hobo: Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip —
Girl with a lot of rage: Shut the fuck up! I hate that fucking show. Gilligan’s Island. Fuck you, man.

–Union Square

Teenie girl: Omigod! Idea! Do you want to go rent a movie?
Her much older boyfriend: Sure. Have you seen The Firm?
Teenie girl: What is that, like a porno?

–Hershey store, Times Square

Overheard by: Just wanted some gummy bears

Lady on train: What are you watching?
Overexcited man with portable DVD: The Da Vinci Code.
Lady: Oh! Cool! Is it good?
Overexcited man: It’s EXCELLENT!
Lady: Oh — I heard from people that the book was better.
Lady’s friend: That’s bullshit. She doesn’t read.

–Penn Station, LIRR

Overheard by: Jordo VB

Man with facial hair: You can only really pull off a Fu Man Chu if you’re a cop, a gay porn star, or a pirate.

–Virgin Records, Times Square

Guy to his girlfriend: You are one hairy bastard

–78th & 1st